First off just remember that whenever you hear about rosacea triggers that usually the list of triggers haven't been substantiated in any clinical studies and most of the triggers are simply anecdotal reports. However, one trigger has been substantiated that should be removed from the list and this trigger is coffee. It is not a rosacea trigger and coffee lovers can rejoice.

The NRS lists coffee as a trigger [1] and as a result many physicians believe this and pepetuate this misconception by telling their patients to avoid coffee. As a result rosaceans believe that coffee is a rosacea trigger when it is not. Actually the NRS says that the trigger is HOT beverages such as coffee. It would be just as valid to add to the NRS list HOT WATER! But thankfully the confusion is cleared up due to the only known rosacea trigger that has ever been actually studied in a clinical report (1981) which reports hot coffee is no more a rosacea trigger than hot water so what you need to be careful about is drinking HOT beverages to avoid a flush. [2] There is no evidence that coffee or caffeine causes a rosacea flareup. In fact, one study concluded the following:

"Increased caffeine intake from coffee was inversely associated with the risk of incident rosacea. Our findings do not support limiting caffeine intake as a means to prevent rosacea. Further studies are required to explain the mechanisms of action of these associations, to replicate our findings in other populations, and to explore the relationship of caffeine with different rosacea subtypes." ]3]

The effects of caffeine and coffee, agents widely alleged to provoke flushing in patients with erythematotelangiectatic rosacea, were investigated. Neither caffeine nor coffee at 22 degrees C led to flushing reactions. Both coffee at 60 degrees C and water at 60 degrees C led to flushing reactions with similar temporal characteristics and of similar intensities. It is concluded that the active agent causing flushing in coffee at 60 degrees C is heat, not caffeine.

]]>933Sat, 05 Feb 2011 23:46:59 +0000What about florescent lights and rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3757-what-about-florescent-lights-and-rosacea/
There are some who worry that florescent lights trigger rosacea flareups (Thread no 1, Thread no 2, Thread no 3, Thread no 4). There aren't any clinical papers about this so it is purely an anecdotal trigger to add to the list.

There is a great scene in Joe vs the Volcano where Tom Hanks says, "Zombie lights, I...I..I, can feel them sucking the juice out of my eyeballs. Suck, suck, suck, suck, suck....gghhoooish!!!"

]]>3757Sat, 10 Feb 2018 00:45:41 +0000What Is The World Wide Number Of Cases Of Rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/1088-what-is-the-world-wide-number-of-cases-of-rosacea/
A report released in 2018 concluded, "We estimated the global prevalence of rosacea based on published data and found that 5.46% of the adult population is affected." [1]

The total world population as of April 2018 is 7.6 billion according to WorldoMeters, therefore, this would indicate there are 415,960,000 rosacea sufferers worldwide.

All the reports on the number of rosaceans worldwide are based upon estimates. For example, one report states, "The prevalence of rosacea across populations has been reported to range from less than 1% to 22%." [2]

The NRS insists there are 16 million rosacea sufferers in the USA [3], however, there is no hard data to prove this. One report says "In the US: More than 10% of the general population exhibits dermatologic characteristics of rosacea …" [4] The total US population in 2007 was over 302,453,619. That would mean there are over 30 million in the US who 'exhibit dermatologic characteristics of rosacea' based on this report.

Another report says, "It is a common disease that afflicts one out of every 20 Americans." [5] Wikipedia reports, "As of August 13, 2016, the United States has a total resident population of 324,227,000..." That would mean 16 million Americans have rosacea which is what the NRS reports as well.

Other countries report different variance rates and are mentioned in replies to this initial post (scroll below).

One report says the worldwide number of rosacea sufferers is 45 million. [6]

"According to AZoNetwork, a leading health care, life science online publisher in the U.K., the prevalence rate of rosacea is 1.65 per 1,000 person every year." [7] According to Wikipedia, "the world population is the total number of humans currently living. As of August 2016, it was estimated at 7.4 billion." So according to AZoNetwork the math shows the rosacea 'prevalence rate' worldwide is 12,210,000 'every year'.

One report estimates the worldwide number of rosacea cases to be 3% of the world population. [8] That would be 225,000,000 cases of rosacea worldwide! Another paper says, "Around 1 in 10 people in the world are affected by rosacea." [9] If that is true, then there are 750,000,000 rosacea sufferers worldwide without any data to show how this ratio is obtained.

A conservative figure that 5.46% of the world population in April 2018 have rosacea that would put the number at 415 million rosaceans, a significant number of rosacea sufferers worldwide.

Conclusion
A conservative figure for the worldwide cases of rosacea is around 415 million.

]]>1088Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:31:44 +0000Is Rosacea Associated wth Other Diseases?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3550-is-rosacea-associated-wth-other-diseases/
Rosacea has been associated with a number of other diseases and the list keeps growing. As of today, another paper shows an association of chronic kidney disease and rosacea. To review the list of associated diseases with rosacea, read the article, Rosacea Theories Revisited and scroll down to the subheading, Associated Diseases.
]]>3550Tue, 03 Oct 2017 17:09:41 +0000Who are some famous rosaceans?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3544-who-are-some-famous-rosaceans/
We havecomplied a list for your review. If we have missed any, please post in this thread so we can add another 'famous' rosacean (doesn't matter if dead or alive) to the 'official' list. Be sure to provide a link to support your claim. We will confirm your proposal to add the person to the 'official' RRDi list of 'famous' rosaceans. Your post will be in this thread as the original source. This is what the volunteer spirit is al about. Why not volunteer for the RRDi? Thanks for helping us grow the list.
]]>3544Tue, 03 Oct 2017 03:39:54 +0000Is Rosacea Contagious?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3419-is-rosacea-contagious/There are no known articles that have actually studied whether rosacea is contagious but any papers published about this question says that rosacea is not contagious. "Rosacea is not catching." [1]

There are some communicable skin conditions and here is a list. A recent paper published by Cell Host & Microbe states, "In a new study, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown for the first time that, not only can infection with the Leishmania parasite alter the skin microbiome of affected mice, but this altered microbial community can be passed to uninfected mice that share a cage with the infected animals." An article discussing this paper says, "To my knowledge, this is the first case where anyone has shown that a pre-existing skin microbiome can influence the outcome of an infection or a disease," said Elizabeth Grice, co-senior author and assistant professor in the departments of Dermatology and Microbiology in Penn's Perelman School of Medicine. "This opens the door to many other avenues of research." "

Danners points out in post #10, "This question has been asked several times on this forum, with similar experiences described by the person posing the question. Doctors and online medical articles say these are not communicable diseases, however there are several, if not hundreds of anecdotal posts on acne.org, reddit and this forum that say otherwise." Are we discussing demodectic rosacea now?

A point worth mentioning is that babies do not have demodex mites. So how do most humans have demodex mites on their skin if they are not transferred? So therefore, isn't it possible to 'catch' demodectic rosacea, which is a variant of rosacea?

One paper on this subject states, "The transfer of Demodex mites between individuals appears to happen less frequently than the transfer of lice (Pediculus humanus), another human-associated arthropod species, as would be expected considering the more external habitat of lice in comparison with these pore-dwelling mites." [2] Another paper explains, "Conversely, if Demodex lack strong geographic structure, it suggests the movement of mites among humans must occur very frequently (perhaps even with social greeting rituals) and across large geographic distances." [3] This same source states the following about transmission of mites between humans:

"Little is known about the transmission of mites among humans. Recent studies find that many symbiotic microbes are passed directly from mother to offspring during breast-feeding or during birth (especially if birth is vaginal), and dogs acquire their Demodex mites as nursing pups. In light of this, the same means of mite transmission seems possible in humans, supported by the fact that in one study, Demodex mites were found in 77% of nipple tissue from mastectomies. Yet that we found mites on all adults but only 70% of 18 year olds, suggests that perhaps mite colonization does not strictly occur vertically, from parent to child. These results are in line with earlier morphological (largely postmortem) studies in which mites were found to be more prevalent on adults than on children. Mites could be more ubiquitous on children than noted in postmortem studies or herein but at levels or in locations that make the mites difficult to detect even with the use of molecular approaches. One study of Demodex mites on Tokelau islanders found that mites were present on a greater number of children than on adults. These conflicting findings highlight our limited understanding of how and when mites move onto and among human bodies." [3]

"Presumably, Demodex passes to newborns through close physical contact after birth; however, due to low sebum production, infants and children lack significant Demodex colonization....Infestation of both species is more common in males than in females, with males more heavily colonizing than females (23% vs 13%) and harboring more D. brevis than females (23% vs 9%)....The mites are transferred between hosts through contact of hair, eyebrows, and sebaceous glands on the nose." [4]

"Although Demodex mites are considered to be highly host species-specific, cross-infections between humans and animals have been documented." [5]

Logic concludes that demodectic rosacea may be contagious. However, why does one human (a) with rosacea who cohabits and consorts with another human (b) for many years not pass on rosacea to human (b) ? Obviously in such cases rosacea is not infecting human (b). So how can we prove beyond any doubt that demodectic rosacea may be contagious? A peer reviewed, double blind, placebo controlled clinical study should suffice to answer this question. How can this be done?

Conclusion

So, wouldn't it be nice if say ten thousand rosacea sufferers got together and each donated a dollar and then paid a physician to study this subject and write an article that nails the coffin on this? That brings us to a different subject, 'how do you bring together 10,000 rosacea sufferers together who can publish their own research on rosacea?' Can the RRDi do this?

]]>3419Sat, 08 Jul 2017 17:25:40 +0000What does Cathlecidin have to do with rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3375-what-does-cathlecidin-have-to-do-with-rosacea/
In 2007, Gallo, et al, wrote a paper that suggested that an over production of cathlecidin may be associated with the cause of rosacea. For more info.
]]>3375Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:29:55 +0000What does rosacea look like?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3374-what-does-rosacea-look-like/
There are hundreds of images of rosacea in a google search. Or you can view 4 different types of rosacea shown in a article on rosacea by clicking here.
]]>3374Tue, 20 Jun 2017 03:22:58 +0000What Is The Rosacea Butterfly Or T Zone?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/942-what-is-the-rosacea-butterfly-or-t-zone/The Classic Butterfly of Rosacea and the T - Zone

In discussing rosacea the 'butterfly' or T - Zone usually comes up. Here is a graphic of the classic butterfly in rosacea:

The facial butterfly is usually associated with rosacea but can also be found in lupus patients. "In the case of lupus, the butterfly or malar rash can appear on other parts of the body, aside from the face. For instance, it could appear on the arms, legs, or trunk." Bel Marra Health

What distinguishes the phenotype classification from the subtype classification?Answer.

]]>3153Mon, 16 Jan 2017 21:41:17 +0000Will a Humidifier Help Rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/3122-will-a-humidifier-help-rosacea/
"Run a cool-mist humidifier. Or place pans of water near heating vents to moisten indoor air. Humidity should be 30 to 60 percent (40 to 50 percent if you have allergies or asthma)."What to do about dry, itchy skin?, By Consumer Reports, The Washington Post

"To replace moisture in the air, invest in a humidifier, and turn it on every time you turn on the heat, especially at night. This will help alleviate dry skin and dry eyes (especially important if you suffer from ocular rosacea)." Rosacea Treatment During Cold Weather Months, Dr. Jessica Wu, Everyday Health

"Use a humidifier. There are “whole house” humidifiers you can install which will work with your heater. If that isn’t possible, look for cool-mist humidifiers you can keep in each room to keep moisture in the air. There are also small, desktop humidifiers you can use at work."Winter Rosacea: Symptoms and Tips for Managing, Eileen Bailey, Health Guide, Health Central

"Use a humidifier. If you have a home humidifier that comes with your heating system, make sure it’s turned on. Otherwise, buy portable units at Home Depot or Lowes. The extra humidity they put into the air will be absorbed by your skin and hair, says Youn."Fighting Dry Skin: 10 Tips for Beating the Itch of Winter, By Lynn Allison, Newsmax

]]>3122Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:10:36 +0000Does a vacation to the South Pacific which includes snorkeling improve rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/1797-does-a-vacation-to-the-south-pacific-which-includes-snorkeling-improve-rosacea/
This Question and Answer was published in the Albuquerque Journal (also reported in the People's Pharmacy)

Q: I am a 53-year-old man. When I turned 50, I developed severe rosacea. I tried everything, and nothing helped.

I just returned from a two-week vacation in the South Pacific. I learned to snorkel and scuba dive and was in the ocean every day. By the time I left, all signs of rosacea were completely gone.

I don’t know why salt water works to clear up the skin, but it’s almost miraculous.

A: Thank you for sharing your great results. For those who may not have the opportunity to go snorkeling, other readers have suggested some unconventional ways of calming rosacea. This skin condition causes redness of the cheeks, nose and forehead. Sometimes there are fine red lines visible just under the skin, and there may be pimplelike blemishes.

Use trial and error to determine if any of these remedies might help:

Selsun Blue dandruff shampoo with selenium sulfide. Apply it in the morning and leave it on for a few minutes, then rinse it off.

Milk of magnesia. Dab it on the affected areas morning and night, let it dry and apply the usual moisturizer.

Admin note: Whether it is the salt water or less stress, wouldn't you like to try this treatment for your rosacea?

]]>1797Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:08:07 +0000How Many Skin Types? Renée Rouleau Says Nine Types!https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2949-how-many-skin-types-ren%C3%A9e-rouleau-says-nine-types/
]]>2949Thu, 20 Oct 2016 07:55:45 +0000Does rosacea spread beyond the facial region?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2885-does-rosacea-spread-beyond-the-facial-region/
Generally speaking, rosacea is confined to the facial area in what has been described as the Butterfly or T-Zone. Some cases have been reported to spread to the neck, ears and scalp but are not common. Why does rosacea not spread to other parts of the skin? Some have theorized that since the facial skin is more sensitive and thinner, is more prone to sun damage due to exposure, the fact that blushing or flushing is associated with this condition, and having more active sebaceous glands (particularly the meibomian glands about the margins of the eyelids) makes this area more prone to rosacea.

Rosacea Spread to Other Skin Areas?

"In most cases, rosacea only affects the face." What Is Rosacea? NIAMS

"The redness usually affects the cheeks, nose and chin, but may spread to other areas, such as the forehead, neck and chest." NHS

WebMD reports, "In some cases, rosacea appears on the chest, back, or neck. It can affect the eyes, causing them to feel irritated and to appear bloodshot or watery." Your Skin and Rosacea, WebMDPatient is another source who reports that "However, other areas, such as your neck, chest and ears can sometimes become involved," but cites no authority or clinical paper showing that rosacea spreads to the chest. However, it is possible that these two sources are correct and it may spread to the chest, but again such cases are extremely rare.

Rosacea is rarely, if ever spread to the chest, back, arms or legs. WebMD fails to cite any actual cases of rosacea spreading to the chest or back, and begins the article that rosacea "mainly affects skin on the face."

"However, rosacea is believed to be unable to spread to the other body parts." Can rosacea spread to other parts of body?Wound Care Society

"If it is possible to get rosacea on your arms, it would be incredibly unusual. Keratosis pilaris might be the more likely culprit, since keratosis pilaris usually affects the arms. (Keratosis pilaris is a very common skin condition in which keratin protein forms hard plugs within hair follicles). Keratosis pilaris can get red, dry and irritated (usually from scratching it), it is commonly misdiagnosed as rosacea on the face....Another possibility is eczema that can crop up anywhere, and one of the common areas is top of the arms. Eczema also goes misdiagnosed quite commonly as rosacea." Does rosacea only affect the face?ZocDoc

The NRS reports, "Although it is not a common feature of rosacea, symptoms have been reported to appear beyond the face. In a National Rosacea Society survey, rosacea patients reported experiencing symptoms on the neck, chest, scalp, ears and back." Can you get rosacea on other parts of your body? NRS FAQs However, these are anecdotal reports collected by the NRS, not clinical papers. Wikipedia parrots the NRS on this.

This question still needs more research. Please post in this thread what you know about this.

Please post in this thread if you were misdiagnosed with rosacea (or vice versa).

]]>2880Sun, 09 Oct 2016 17:46:08 +0000Do Rosaceans Suffer from Nutritional Deficiencies?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2804-do-rosaceans-suffer-from-nutritional-deficiencies/Click here for the answer
]]>2804Wed, 28 Sep 2016 05:33:46 +0000What do demodex mites have to do with rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2770-what-do-demodex-mites-have-to-do-with-rosacea/Demodex mites are usually on all adults and what they are doing there is up for debate since no one really knows. Some conjecture a symbiotic relationship but so far has not been discovered. Demodex do not appear on babies but show up later in life. Demodex feed on sebum and hang around hair follicles. They like warmth so they usually are on the face. They do not like light so they bury themselves deep into the skin during the day and come out at night and move around. They have no way to eliminate their waste and eventually die. This poses no problem for most humans who haven't a clue these demodex are on their face. The history of demodex is that there are only two kinds that appear on humans even though there are dozens of kinds and their connection to acne rosacea goes way back and has been debated by the medical authorities for over a hundred years. Recent studies confirm that a bacteria in the mites (Bacillus oleronius, Staphylococcus epidermidis,Bartonella quintana, Bacillus pumilus or Bacillus cereus) may have the clue to why rosacea appears. Whether the mites cause the rosacea or the rosacea increases the mite density count is a chicken or egg question. Most studies conclude that a higher demodex density count appears on humans who have rosacea. Treatment for demodectic rosacea, a variant of rosacea, is one way to confirm the diagnosis of demodectic rosacea. Not all cases of rosacea are demodectic. Dermatologists have been treating recently with Soolantra. We now have all the demodex posts in one category. A growing list of different types of bacteria is associated with these mites and rosacea. Demodectic Rosacea is a variant of rosacea.

]]>2770Sat, 24 Sep 2016 17:22:32 +0000How do contraceptives effect rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2768-how-do-contraceptives-effect-rosacea/
As of this date, there are no reports in medical literature researching contraceptives and rosacea, however, there are plenty of discussions, articles and posts on this subject. We will use this FAQ as a source to keep this discussion in this thread. If you have anything to add please post in this thread.

One of the rosacea triggers is menopause, so logically the hormones are somehow involved, but we have no clear understanding of how. [1] Some physicians prescribe antihistamines, antidepressants, low-estrogen birth control pills [2], diuretics, or an anti-dandruff shampoo containing zinc for the flushing that results from menopause. [3] Some anecdotal reports indicate that taking birth control pills improves rosacea. [4] Another anecdotal report indicates that going off birth control for one day improved rosacea. [5] Conversely, there are reports of women who go on birth control that increase rosacea flareups. [6]

From an article posted at the dermatologist

“We’re not certain of the clinical significance of the skin production of androgens because a lot is being made by the ovaries or testes. But, the skin is a large organ, so even if it’s involved in any respect in androgen metabolism, it could play a role in acne,” says Diane M. Thiboutot M.D., a Professor of Dermatology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. “It might be that women with acne may have greater local production of androgen in their skin that could in part account for the presence of acne. Many of our female patients with acne were found to have high levels of testosterone.

Agents that block adrenal production of androgens are oral contraceptives and low-dose glucocorticoids. “Most times we use prednisone at a low dose because there seems to be increased risk of adrenal suppression with dexamethasone,” says Dr. Thiboutot. “While we have patients on treatment with dexamethasone or prednisone for congenital adrenal hyperplasia, it’s important to know whether your therapy is actually reducing those androgens, so you may want to check the serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) to see if you’re bringing that down into the normal range.”

Even on low-dose prednisone, adrenal suppression could still occur, so you may want to refer to an endocrinologist or an internist to have cortisol checked or to check adrenal function in general."

Oral contraceptives contain a low-dose of an estrogen and a progestin. Studies show that most oral contraceptives used to treat acne have similar effectiveness, around a 45% reduction in inflammatory lesions. However, a novel progestin has been introduced called drospirenone, which is a derivative of 17-spironolactone, and it is found in the Yasmin brand oral contraceptive, which contains about 30 µg of estrogen.

According to Dr. Thiboutot, a small trial for this contraceptive involving 128 women showed about a 60% lesion reduction over 9 months. Phase III trials for this therapy are in progress.

Many patients are concerned about the interaction between oral contraceptives and antibiotics. “The gut flora is needed to cleave estrogen from the conjugated estrogen in the oral contraceptives, and the risk of an interaction is greatest with tetracyclines,” says Dr. Thiboutot. “But the number of reports in the literature is actually small. However, I think that we should discuss this with our patients.” [7]

The Rosacea X-Factor Syndrome is an interesting concept originated at a rosacea yahoo group sometime around the year 2000. The X-Factor is 'the factor of a regimen of treatment for rosacea that is not fully understood when rosacea is controlled in one person, but the same regimen doesn't work for another rosacean.'

While one rosacean may report success in treating rosacea explaining their treatment in detail, another rosacean will try it and not find the same level of success. Why? What is the X-Factor? The X-Factor is rooted in what causes rosacea. There may be other reasons why a particular rosacea regimen for one rosacean that works to control rosacea will not work for another rosacean but for now the X-Factor is a good explanation to describe this phenomenon or syndrome.

The King of the Soolantra threads is an example of the Rosacea X Factor who report that Soolantra is God's grace to rosacea sufferers and those who say it doesn't work for them. Those who use Mirvaso are another example of the X factor with positive reports and the negative reports that indicate the syndrome.

Trigger factors are included in the X-Factor, since what may trigger a rosacea flare-up in one rosacean may not trigger another rosacean. Trigger factors only MAY trigger a rosacea flare-up no matter who makes up the trigger factor list.

The real question is what is the X-Factor for you? The X-Factor is why treatment for rosacea is an individual thing. What works for one rosacean may not work for another. The X-Factor will not go away unless we find a cure for rosacea. The Rosacea X-Factor is with us until we know more.

]]>2763Wed, 21 Sep 2016 05:05:29 +0000What are blood filled cysts?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2762-what-are-blood-filled-cysts/"Blood-filled pimples are most commonly caused by a condition called cystic acne. Cystic acne occurs when facial hair follicles become clogged and fill with blood and pus, says Proactiv. The hormone androgen, which increases during the teen years, contributes to the formation of cystic acne, explains WebMD.....Cystic acne happens when a bacterial infection occurs deep in the skin. The infection causes large, red, painful bumps or nodules to form deep under the surface of the skin. The outermost layer of the nodule is filled with blood, with a layer of pus underneath. Cystic acne is hereditary and is most common in young men, although women get it as well, notes WebMD. Never attempt to pop blood-filled pimples caused by cystic acne, advises Proactiv. If the pimples are popped, the bacterial infection may spread to the rest of the face, causing further breakouts." reference.com

According to Proactive, "Cystic acne, or any form of scarring acne, needs immediate attention by a dermatologist. A doctor will have the best solution for nodular acne treatment." The better part of wisdom would be to go back to your dermatologist and ask your questions about this.

Health Central has others asking the same question, but you have to login to get the answers.

"Blood filled pimples should never be popped or squeezed and instead should be allowed to heal naturally. Opening the pimple before it has healed can spread bacteria to other areas of the skin, which can cause infection." Livestrong

Nurse Bridgid has an interesting article, Is that a Zit, Cyst, or Furuncle??, about cysts which you might find helpful.
]]>2762Wed, 21 Sep 2016 04:38:51 +0000What is the difference between acne and rosacea?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/2666-what-is-the-difference-between-acne-and-rosacea/
For a long time, as noted by the late late Dr. Albert Kligman, rosacea was referred to as Acne Rosacea, which he said, "It is interesting that the original term for rosacea was "acne rosacea”, which has more features in common with acne than currently realized. If the “acne” portion had been retained in the later works, rosacea might have received much greater investigative attention." [1]

So what is the difference? Generally, rosacea is accompanied by flushing but not always and usually is the differentiating sign/symptom diagnosing rosacea. Acne (Vulgaris) is generally found in young adults and teenagers. Rosacea usually presents itself in later adulthood. Rosacea usually does not present with blackheads and is generally restricted to the nose, cheeks, chin and forehead. Acne can present itself also on the neck, chest and back as well as the facial region. One of the key differences is that acne treatments, such as benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid usually exacerbates rosacea. Rosacea sometimes involves the eyes accompanied by redness in the ocular regions.

]]>2666Wed, 20 Jul 2016 17:30:56 +0000Which Alcohol is Your Rosacea Trigger?https://irosacea.org/forums/topic/1948-which-alcohol-is-your-rosacea-trigger/
While most rosacea sufferers report beer and wine are rosacea triggers, some report that drinking distilled spirits seem to less of a rosacea trigger.

Then there are those who are more worried with flushing from alcohol than having a rosacea trigger since they don't differentiate between flushing and rosacea.

You may find that you can tolerate some alcohol but, of course, you need to figure this out yourself, because there are no rules, just the fact that many actually report alcohol consumption produces a rosacea trigger or flush.

So do you think we could get more than 353 rosaceans to report in this thread what their Top Alcohol Triggers are? We can count how many different ones reply to this thread and see. To make this count easy and a running total, I am number one. Please post what number you are in this thread and see if we can top 353. That would be an incredible feat. A poll would even be better but I leave that one to the moderators.

Mine is definitely beer and wine and I usually avoid either. Once in a while I will have a glass of wine or a beer with food, like this week I was at Maui Tacos and had a Heineken. I didn't flare up. I can tolerate scotch or whiskey one drink a week. Rarely can I tolerate more than that and not have a rosacea flare up. When I am on a vacation and totally relaxed I can tolerate a few drinks during a week."

If you are a RRDi member you can post in this thread what you think is the your rosacea (or flushing) trigger. We might be able to top the 353 who reported to the NRS. But if you think it is easy to get 354 RRDi members to post in this thread or anywhere you should try doing it. Hats off and a big salute to the NRS who is able to get anyone to respond to their surveys. I have never understood why rosacea sufferers prefer the NRS who spends most of its donations on private contractors, so it is obvious that no one cares how the NRS spends its millions of dollars. If you should care how the NRS spends its donations, read this post.

And I would appreciate it if you would post in this thread what alcohol you think is the culprit for you. Mahalo.